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ANTI-HAIL STATIONS NOT FUNCTIONING WELL IN ARMENIA - VILLAGE MAYORS COMPLAIN, EMERGENCY MINISTRY DISCLAIMS
13:07 * 11.07.14
A community governor from Armenia's Shirak region (which recently
suffered heavy losses as a result of hailstorms) complains about the
effectiveness of anti-hail stations' work.
The mayor of Gharibjanyan village, Samvel Poghosyan, says though they
have two stations, none of them reacted to the Monday hailstorm to
prevent the imminent damage to the crop.
"I, as a community governor, a resident and an ordinary villager,
do not trust those radars. Whenever we see a cloud, we know there's
going be a hailstorm," he told Tert.am, noting that the stations'
management is now under the Emergency Ministry's control.
Poghosyan said though he is not a specialist, he understands well that
the system requires a joint operation. "The system has to function the
right way, with all the lines reacting simultaneously. If they had,
nothing of the kind would've happened," he added.
The Akhurik village's mayor, Varditer Gasparyan, admits that their
anti-hail stations started functioning two hours before the storm,
but says it wasn't any use, as the entire crop was damaged. "They
started firing shots two hours before, but the cloud was formed,
so it didn't yield any result," she explained.
Speaking to Tert.am, a deputy head of the Emergency Ministry's
Anti-Hail Protection Service, Suren Hovsepyan, attributed the problem
to the low efficiency of stations in several communities.
The specialist explained that the Lori region's radar stations,
which also serve Shirak, do not meet the needs of the entire region.
According to him, Armenia now has 370 anti-hail stations of which
only 240 are state-owned.
Asked whether the precipitations within acceptable ranges, the
official replied, "The developments since 2005 demonstrate that
hailstorms centers grow more and more powerful every year. While the
hails were the size of a nut last years, this year they are the size
of an egg. And they may be as big as a tennis ball next year."
The specialist cited climate changes as a possible cause of heavy
hailstorms. "Hailstorms may intensively re-occur after a 7-year
interval. Last year, for example, they were mild in Alaverdi, as the
hails were smaller than this year," he noted.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/07/11/hakakarktayin-kayan/
13:07 * 11.07.14
A community governor from Armenia's Shirak region (which recently
suffered heavy losses as a result of hailstorms) complains about the
effectiveness of anti-hail stations' work.
The mayor of Gharibjanyan village, Samvel Poghosyan, says though they
have two stations, none of them reacted to the Monday hailstorm to
prevent the imminent damage to the crop.
"I, as a community governor, a resident and an ordinary villager,
do not trust those radars. Whenever we see a cloud, we know there's
going be a hailstorm," he told Tert.am, noting that the stations'
management is now under the Emergency Ministry's control.
Poghosyan said though he is not a specialist, he understands well that
the system requires a joint operation. "The system has to function the
right way, with all the lines reacting simultaneously. If they had,
nothing of the kind would've happened," he added.
The Akhurik village's mayor, Varditer Gasparyan, admits that their
anti-hail stations started functioning two hours before the storm,
but says it wasn't any use, as the entire crop was damaged. "They
started firing shots two hours before, but the cloud was formed,
so it didn't yield any result," she explained.
Speaking to Tert.am, a deputy head of the Emergency Ministry's
Anti-Hail Protection Service, Suren Hovsepyan, attributed the problem
to the low efficiency of stations in several communities.
The specialist explained that the Lori region's radar stations,
which also serve Shirak, do not meet the needs of the entire region.
According to him, Armenia now has 370 anti-hail stations of which
only 240 are state-owned.
Asked whether the precipitations within acceptable ranges, the
official replied, "The developments since 2005 demonstrate that
hailstorms centers grow more and more powerful every year. While the
hails were the size of a nut last years, this year they are the size
of an egg. And they may be as big as a tennis ball next year."
The specialist cited climate changes as a possible cause of heavy
hailstorms. "Hailstorms may intensively re-occur after a 7-year
interval. Last year, for example, they were mild in Alaverdi, as the
hails were smaller than this year," he noted.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/07/11/hakakarktayin-kayan/